March 5, 2017
River Park, Rock Hill, SC
Desperate to hike somewhere, for any amount of time, we looked to Rock Hill for ideas. We found River Park, which is on the Catawba River, down from the Pump House. Here is the link to the park website. The park says there are more than 3 miles of trails. We didn't see that, but we also saw no map. Looking it up now, I see that it is considered part of the Carolina Thread Trail, a connector to River Walk. It was unkept and winter-dead when we were there. We should probably give it another shot in spring, when things are blooming. There is a pretty cool boardwalk over a swamp area. And this little tributary creek:
April 1, 2017
Reedy Creek Park and Nature Center
Another local hike, this one in Charlotte. 10 miles of hiking trails, well marked. There are some cabin ruins in the park, and Native artifacts have been found there, as well. Here is a link to the Park website. We picked up sandwiches and ate at the Robinson Rockhouse. There is an enormous fallen poplar by the house, probably the biggest one we've seen.
As we hiked out, we passed a group shelter where a family speaking another language, we think Arabic, was gathering. We went on by them to the restrooms and Bob found a cellphone left in the Men's. There were texts in Arabic on it, so we took it to the group by the shelter. No one answered their shouts about the phone, but as they scrolled through photos they could recognize people! So we left the phone with them.
April 9, 2017
Anne Springs Close Greenway, Fort Mill, SC
We have a fantastic place to hike pretty right in our back yard. The Greenway boasts 40 miles of trails, and they add on all the time. Here is a link to the park page. We hiked from the Recreation Complex to the old Grist Mill. It was about 4.5 miles out and back. We like the Greenway a lot, but it is all woods, with no big views, so we don't go very often.
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